Former San Francisco Mayor Willie Brown is sounding the alarm about what he says is an attempt to suppress the African American vote. And, he used a weekend conference in San Francisco of the black sorority Alpha Kappa Alpha to rally people to the polls.

Voting by mail proved to be a convenient option for plenty of Californians in last week’s election. But, they’re finding the process has created an unintended consequence, with some races not likely to be determined for several weeks.